A white paper by Robin Sayers, M.A., Shayne B. Piasta, Ph.D., Jessica A.R. Logan, Ph.D., Cynthia M. Zettler-Greeley, Ph.D., Laura L. Bailet, Ph.D., & Kandia Lewis, Ph.D.
Crane researchers assessed the effectiveness of the Nemours Bright Start! program on children’s language and literacy skills. Many young children start kindergarten with less-developed emergent literacy skills and may benefit from extra emergent literacy support. In this project, Crane researchers worked with community partners to identify children who might benefit from one targeted, supplemental emergent literacy program, Nemours BrightStart! Researchers studied who qualified for this supplemental small-group instruction, how it was used, and whether it impacted children’s emergent and conventional literacy skill development. Findings suggest that although many Columbus-area children could potentially benefit from extra literacy support, Nemours BrightStart! did not achieve the intended results.
View this white paper’s supplemental materials.